{"id":1322,"date":"2025-02-19T01:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/intrusive-thoughts-quieting-prayers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:00:47","slug":"intrusive-thoughts-quieting-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/intrusive-thoughts-quieting-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pri\u00e8res pour les pens\u00e9es intrusives : courtes pri\u00e8res et anciennes collectes pour un esprit troubl\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>An unwanted thought that keeps returning can be answered with one prayer, said once: \u201cLord Jesus, I give you this thought. I do not want it, and I will not argue with it. Keep my mind in your peace. Amen.\u201d Old collects ask God for defense \u201cfrom all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul.\u201d Not every repeated thought is an obsession, and a thought you hate is not a thought you have chosen. If the thoughts take\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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